Gustave Eiffel
by the French Engineer, Gustave Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower, opened in 1889, was built by engineer Gustave Eiffel.
An engineer by the name of Gustave Eiffel build the Eiffel Tower.
Gustave Eiffel, a French engineer speciallising in metallic structures, designed the Eiffel Tower.
"Eiffel" is the name of the engineer who promoted the construction of the tower. It has no signification as a noun in French.
Gustave Eiffel, French engineer is credited with the design.
Gustave Eiffel is the engineer who championed the idea of the tower and build it. Hence the public of Paris gave his name to the Eiffel tower (he did not name himself the tower).
Gustave Eiffel, a French engineer specialising in metallic structures.
The idea to build the Eiffel Tower came from the French engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company, Eiffel et Compagnie, was responsible for its construction. The tower was designed by Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier, who were engineers working for Eiffel, and architect Stephen Sauvestre contributed to its aesthetic design. The Eiffel Tower was originally conceived as a centerpiece for the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.
The Eiffel Tower was the most famous monument build for the Paris World Exhibition in 1889. It was celebrating the first century since the French Revolution that started in 1789. It was build by engineer Gustave Eiffel in two years.
Gustave Eiffel, a French engineer, built the Eiffel tower as a landmark for the 1889 world exhibition. He also built the internal framework supporting the statue of Liberty in New York.
Eiffel Tower cost 7,799,401.31 French gold francs in 1889